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2025 High School Previews: Mira Costa Mustangs


Steven Hardesty
Assistant Scouting Director

 

  

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The 2025 California high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across California.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in their respective CIF Section Championship Game, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview these individual programs across California. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 25 rankings.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across California. Each week we will be releasing our Power 25, Players of the Week, Diamond Notes, podcasts, and much more.

Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today with a preview of the Mira Costa Mustangs.


2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Mira Costa Mustangs
Head Coach: Andy Diver
CIF Section: Southern Section
Division: Likely 1 or 2 
2024 Record (Playoff Finish):  15-14 (D2 first round)
Key Players Lost: Max Martinez, Alito Mc Bean

+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 11
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 4
+ Team Strengths: We will throw strikes, play solid defense, have very competitive ABs with a veteran offensive group, run the bases hard, good team speed

ROSTER PREVIEW

+ Key Players:

Seniors:

+ '25 OF Win Gurney Oregon State Commit

+ '25 SS Lucas Schermer UC Irvine Commit

+ '25 RHP Connor Jones ASU Commit

+ '25 RHP Aiden Pinn USC Commit

+ '25 INF Harrison Belden U of Chicago Commit

Juniors:

+ '26 OF Ace Turango

+ '26 1B/OF Juaquin Scholar

+ '26 INF/RHP Garret Jacobs

+ Projected Starters: Connor Jones, Garrett Jacobs, Dylan Sawin, Aiden Pinn
+ Projected Relievers: Lucas Schermer, Emiliano Ortiz

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN

+ '27 Kekoa Delatorre

+ '27 Emiliano Ortiz

+ '27 Austin Olness

BOTTOM LINE

We have a talented rotation on the mound from the starters to the bullpen and the key is we will throw strikes with quality stuff making us likely tough to score on. I like the experience and depth we feature as an offense that can grind out tough competitive at bats to make pitchers work that will benefit us offensively. Plus, we are athletic and run well with aggressiveness on the bases we can really put pressure on our opponents to take care of the baseball. Mix in the ability to play strong defense and we have a well-rounded group that has a chance to be very good in 2025. - Coach Diver

PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE

"Coach Div has been around a while and seen a whole lot, so when he gets excited about his team, you pay attention. He was very excited about this team going into last year, a team that had as many of the same key players that this years does. The Mustangs got off to a rough start that kind of carried throughout the season. This year though, the expectation is that the learning from those rough patches will translate into a stronger, more resilient and winning team. With a quartet of quality starters to roll out, the Mustangs should have the starting pitching to manage most lineups they'll face. The offense, though, will dictate how far this team can go. With a power hitter in Gurney, and do-it-all shorstop in Schermer, along with juniors Turango and Jacobs, Mira Costa has the foundation of what could be the best offense under Div since he's been there." - Les Lukach 

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North Bay Preseason ID CA 01/25/25 Novato High School
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